MCSD - 70-100 - Analyzing Requirements and Defining Solution Architectures

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1. What is the maintainability requirement?

A. The solution will need to be maintained by internal staff who have client/server expertise.
B. The solution will need to be maintained by internal staff who have minimal client/server experience.
C. The solution will need to be maintained by external consultants who have client/server expertise.
D. The solution will not need to be maintained.

2.Which two business needs does this project address?(Choose two)

A. more accurate marketing program specifications.
B. faster responses to customer RFPs and negotiations.
C. more functionality in spreadsheets that are used for price quotes and cost estimates.
D. more accurate financial assessment of customer proposals.
E. more detailed marketing program specifications.

3. Why are details of cost estimates missing from the Actuals Tracking system?

A. The Actuals Tracking system does not store and track cost estimates at a detailed level.
B. Entering cost estimates into the Actuals Tracking system at a detailed level is too difficult and time-consuming.
C. Cost estimates are not created at a detailed level.
D. Actuals Tracking system does not track cost estimates.

4. Which processes are needed for generating a price quote?.
Processes		Select Items
Refine the price quotes based on current market conditions. Create a customer presentation. Start formulating cost estimates for the marketing program. Enter cost estimates for the marketing program into the Actuals Tracking system. Assess the customer's needs. Describe the marketing program in detail. Start formulating customer price quotes. Review the customer presentation for financial feasibility Enter the customer's needs into the Work Order system. Enter price quotes into the Price Quote system. Summarize cost estimates for the marketing program. Present the marketing program to the customer.

4a. A price quote has been generated Select and arrange chronologically the current business processes that are needed to present the marketing program to the customer.
Processes		Select Items
Refine the price quotes based on current market conditions. Create a customer presentation. Start formulating cost estimates for the marketing program. Enter cost estimates for the marketing program into the Actuals Tracking system. Assess the customer's needs. Describe the marketing program in detail. Start formulating customer price quotes. Review the customer presentation for financial feasibility Enter the customer's needs into the Work Order system. Enter price quotes into the Price Quote system. Summarize cost estimates for the marketing program. Present the marketing program to the customer.

5. Which business problems contribute to the company's low profitability?(Choose all that apply)

A. inability to create detailed cost estimates.
B. inacurate cost estimates.
C. inacurate price quotes.
D. inacurate specifications.
E. inconsistent customer presentations.
F. lack of advanced spreadsheet functionality.
G. lack of change management practices.
H. lack of qualified client/server developers.
I. lack of year 2000 compliant systems.
J. slow response to customer RFPs.
K. slow system response time.

5a. What are the business problems that will be addressed by the new system? (Choose all that apply.)

6. What is the price quote problem?

A. Sales representatives do not have online access to price quotes.
B. The current applications have slow response times.
C. Generating a price quote requires too many applications.
D. Price quotes are a non-essentialbusiness practice.

7. Which constraints affect the implementation schedule? (Choose two.)

A. Immediate remote access is needed
B. The current systems aren�t Y2K compliant.
C. The information systems staff has a low level of experience in developing client-server applications.
D. The customers have needs for new product lines.
E. The current systems have slow response times.

8. Which is the most important performance requirement?

A. The speed of data entry.
B. The response time of the applications.
C. The time required for generating price quotes.
D. The use of network resources.

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